Mental Health
6 Ways Your Dog Can Help Improve Your Mental Health
(Family Features) Dogs and cats can provide a sense of comfort for their pet parents, and spending time together can help create a strong bond,… Continue Reading
Naomi Judd’s Death Underscores Need For Mental Health Investment
We all know people who struggle with “life” and get depressed or down at times and the life of Naomi Judd tells us all that… Continue Reading
The Impact Of Mental Illness
The impact on people diagnosed with a serious mental illness is devastating. The devastation often is shared by family and friends. Anthony (1993) discusses four… Continue Reading
Talking To Your Aging Parents About Important Issues
Are you the adult child of an aging parent, or the aging parent of an adult child? If so, you probably know how hard it… Continue Reading
Trauma Is Real!
The category of “trauma and stressor-related disorders” is a new rubric for the variously named forms of post-traumatic stress disorder, shell shock, combat neurosis and… Continue Reading
He Shuts Me Down
Relationships often become complex and stressful when communication is non-existent. We often find that many perspectives speak to women’s needs, but what about that of… Continue Reading
Schizophrenia: Serious, But Treatable
Schizophrenia is a serious, but treatable illness which affects the brain. One person in 100 has this illness. It is a disease that makes it… Continue Reading
Stress and Stressor
What’s the Difference? Deadlines, work issues, panic attacks and excitement?! Which demonstrates stress and which demonstrates a stressor? Every experience you encounter has the potential… Continue Reading
Self-Sabotage To Self-Healing
The Journey To Healthy Dating Do you find yourself always assuming the worst in people, or tell yourself that dating is pointless, because of your… Continue Reading
Psychiatric Disabilities and Employment
Employment, for most of us, has a practical and symbolic significance. Work is a mechanism used to provide basic needs of food, shelter, and clothing…. Continue Reading
